Frosted Pecan Bites

• 1 lb pecan halves
• 12 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• 1 pinch salt

1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
2. Toast pecans for 10-15 or until lightly toasted.
3. Watch carefully, burns easily.
4. Fold sugar, salt and pecans into egg whites.
5. Increase oven temperature to 325 degrees.
6. Melt butter on a sheet pan.
7. Spread the nut mixture over pan and bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
8. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

pecan halves, butter, white sugar, egg whites, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/frosted-pecan-bites-19850 (may not work)